BD QUINCKE Spinal Needles 405180Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 23 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00382904051808), received between Mar 27, 2019 and Aug 11, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries, 21 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Complete Blockage” (7 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 23 most recent of 23 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionAug 11, 2025Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22776560 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 5, 2025Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD UNKNOWN PRODUCT LEAKED. IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT THEY HAVE TWO MORE INCIDENTS ON A LIST OF LEAKING. RCC RECEIVED A COMPLAINT VIA EMAIL. I DO HAVE 2 MORE INCIDENTS ON A LIST OF LEAKING DATES/LOT #. HOWEVER, I DIDN'T KNOW OF THE TIME LIMIT TO KEEP THE COMPLAINT OPEN. I WILL CONTACT YOU AGAIN IF THE PROVIDER AGREES TO REOPENING THE CASE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22717097 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 9, 2025Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  MATERIAL #405180 LOT #UNKNOWN THE CLINIC BELIEVES THERE IS A DIFFERENCE WITH THE HUBS BECAUSE THE TAN ONE LEAKS WHEN IN USE. VERBATIM: I HAVE A CLINIC WHO IS TRYING TO ORDER #405180 THROUGH XXXX. THE PICTURE ON XXXX SHOWS A BLUE HUB, BUT WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE PRODUCT, IT IS A TAN HUB. THE CLINIC BELIEVES THERE IS A DIFFERENCE WITH THE HUBS BECAUSE THE TAN ONE LEAKS WHEN IN USE. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THE USED/DIRTY NEEDLES OR PROVIDE THE PACKAGING INFORMATION AS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE LATE 2024. HOWEVER, WE CAN MAKE A LIST STARTING TODAY AND GOING FORWARD. WE DO MANY PROCEDURES WEEKLY THAT USE THESE NEEDLES. CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE AN EXACT DATE OF EVENT IN THIS FORMAT MM-DD-YYYY? CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE THE LOT NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTED ISSUE? ANSWERS: I DO NOT HAVE SPECIFIC DATES, AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BEFORE DR WANTED THE LEAKING REPORTED. I HAVE A CHART ON THE COMPUTER THAT I WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ABLE TO WRITE DOWN DATES/LOT # ETC., GOING FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE NOVEMBER 2024. 4. DESCRIBE ANY PATIENT HARM, INJURY, COMPLICATION OR NEGATIVE OUTCOME THAT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. ANSWER: THE DR STATED THE NEEDLES LEAK AFTER THE ST

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22168807 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 25, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EVENT FROM CUSTOMER: I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE RADIOLOGIST WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY ARE INJECTING PAIN MEDS INTO THE FACET JOINTS ALONG THE SPINE. THIS PROCEDURE IS EXECUTED UNDER FLUOROSCOPY. PROCEDURE DONE IN RADIOLOGY VERDUN AND NOTRE DAME IN MONTREAL HE MENTIONED THE STYLET IS IN WHEN ADVANCING THE NEEDLE OFTEN STRIKE BONE TO VALIDATE POSITIONING ¿ MOVE THE NEEDLE BACK A TOUCH, PULL THE STYLET AND INJECT THEY NEVER REUSE OR ADVANCE THE NEEDLE ONCE IT IS IN PLACE PROBLEM WITH BLOCKAGE STARTED ONCE THE HUB COLOR CHANGED. SOUNDS LIKE A COINCIDENCE. THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY USING THIS NEEDLE FOR THIS APPLICATION. I ASKED ONCE HE PULLS THE NEEDLE OUT HAS, HE CHECKED FOR PATENCY ¿ HE SAID THEY HAVE AND THEY ARE BLOCKED. PROBLEM STILL ONGOING AS OF YESTERDAY. I RECOMMENDED OUR 23G QUINCKE TO SEE IF THAT HELPS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21462449 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 21, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21434586 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 27, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21242178 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 5, 2025Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  MATERIAL #: 405180, BATCH#: UNKNOWN. VERBATIM: RCC RECEIVED A COMPLAINT VIA EMAIL. EMAIL(S) ATTACHED. REQUESTING IF THERE IS CHANGE IN THE QUINCKE SPINAL NEEDLE (REF 405180). STATES THE NEEDLE HUB WAS BLUE IN THE PAST AND NOW IT IS ORANGE. INQUIRING WHEN THAT CHANGE WAS MADE. ALSO, STATES THE DOCTORS ARE HAVING ISSUES USING THE NEEDLES. THEY HAVE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOTS AND THEY STATE THERE IS A FLUID RESISTANCE WHEN THEY INJECT MEDICATIONS IN THE NEEDLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 21076441 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 26, 2024Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  MATERIAL#: 405180, BATCH NUMBER#: 4211030. VERBATIM#: A DOCTOR WAS USING BD NEEDLES, REF# 405180, AND FOUND THE NEEDLES TO BE CLOGGED. SHE TRIED SEVERAL AND THEY DID NOT WORK AND CHECKED THE SYRINGES WHICH WERE OK. THE FAULTY ONES WERE IN LOT # 4211030. WE HAVE 21 UNOPENED NEEDLES FROM ONE OPENED BOX. WE HAVE 6 MORE BOXES OF 25 UNOPENED OF THAT SAME LOT NUMBER. NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21019274 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 11, 2024Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  MATERIAL#: 405180, BATCH#: UNKNOWN. SINCE THE ANESTHESIA NEEDLES HAVE CHANGED TO ORANGE, THERE IS NOW LEAKING AT THE HUB WHEN INJECTING LIPIODOL.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20901864 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 6, 2024Inaccurate Information; Inaccurate Information

  MATERIAL # 405180 LOT # 4134383, 4015086 VERBATIM: RCC RECEIVED A COMPLAINT VIA PHONE. PIR ATTACHED. CALLER STATES THEY HAVE PRODUCT CODE 405180 WITH LOT#4134383 AND 4015086. CALLER STATES THAT THEY ARE LABELED DIFFERENTLY BY 1.1MM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19923518 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 7, 2024Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem

  MATERIAL #: 405180 BATCH#: UNKNOWN. IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT PLEASE ADVISE IF THE ITEMS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE IS SAME. ONE IS BLUE AND THE OTHER IS RED AND THE ITEM NO. IS SAME FOR BOTH. QUINCKE SPINAL NEEDLE 405180. PLEASE ADVISE IF THE ITEMS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE IS SAME. ONE IS BLUE AND THE OTHER IS RED AND THE ITEM NO. IS SAME FOR BOTH. QUINCKE SPINAL NEEDLE 405180.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19686667 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 9, 2023Contamination; Contamination

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD® SPINAL NEEDLE 25 G X 3 1/2 IN. WITH QUINCKE BEVEL FOREIGN MATTER WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: QUANTITY AFFECTED: 1 BX. SERIAL/LOT NUMBER: (B)(6). ARE ANY SAMPLES AVAILABLE FOR RETURN? YES. REPORTED ISSUE: PERXXX: "WE WERE INFORMED THAT 3 SPINAL NEEDLES FROM LOT# 3062941 HAD A METALLIC SUBSTANCE ON THE INSIDE OF THE STERILE PACKAGING.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17494140 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 8, 2023Packaging Problem; Packaging Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD¿ QUINCKE SPINAL NEEDLE EXPERIENCED MIXED PRODUCT TYPE IN PACKAGING. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED A BOX OF BD SPINAL NEEDLES #405180 LOT # 2334994 WITHOUT A DIFFERENT SIZE TIP THAN THE 25G THEY ORDERED AND LISTED ON THE PACKAGING. CUSTOMER OPENED SPINAL NEEDLE 405180 AND THE NEEDLE HAD A DIFFERENT TIP OTHER THAN THE 25GX3.5 AS THE PACKAGING INDICATED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16892307 ↗
• InjuryApr 13, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 30 BD¿ QUINCKE SPINAL NEEDLES CAUSED SPINAL HEADACHES TO OCCUR FOLLOWING USE. THERE WAS NO LONG-TERM ADVERSE IMPACT REPORTED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "5G QUINCKIE SPINAL NEEDLES CAUSE A HIGHER INCIDENCE OF SPINAL HEADACHE FOLLOWING USE AND OUR ANESTHESIOLOGISTS HAVE STATED THAT THIS NEEDLE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN THIS SETTING, AND THEY WILL NOT USE THEM ON OUR PREGNANT POPULATION. PATIENT INJURY? (Y/N) NO LONG-TERM ADVERSE IMPACT, BUT SPINAL NEEDLES CAUSE A HIGHER INCIDENCE OF SPINAL HEADACHE.

  Patient problems: Headache

  MAUDE report 16740492 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 15, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 2 OF THE BD¿ SPINAL NEEDLE WITH QUINCKE BEVEL TIPS WERE BLOCKED AND UNABLE TO INJECT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: NEEDLES TIPS WERE BLOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO INJECT

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16382982 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 14, 2023Complete Blockage; Complete Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 1BD¿ QUINCKE SPINAL NEEDLE EACH FROM LOTS 2073452 AND 2159499 WERE CLOGGED DURING USE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "THE TIPS ARE NOT POTENT AND CANNOT INJECT/USE THEM."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16375785 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 14, 2023Failure to Deliver; Failure to Deliver

  IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD¿ SPINAL NEEDLE WITH QUINCKE BEVEL, STERILE, SINGLE USE, THE NEEDLE WAS CLOGGED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: NEEDLES TIPS WERE BLOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO INJECT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16375670 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 17, 2022Microbial Contamination of Device; Microbial Contamination of Device

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD¿ SPINAL NEEDLE WITH QUINCKE BEVEL EXPERIENCED FOREIGN MATTER IN CANNULA. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: NEEDLE WITH FOREIGN MATTER (HAIR).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15245717 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 8, 2022Mechanical Problem

  LEFT HIP INJECTION BEING PERFORMED USING 22GX3.5IN BD WHITACRE PENCIL POINT SPINAL NEEDLE. EXTREME DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED WHEN TRYING TO PENETRATE NEEDLE TIP THROUGH SKIN. ONCE THROUGH, NEEDLE WAS VERY FLIMSY AND HARD TO MANEUVER.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 15182518 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 22, 2020Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 63 NEEDLES SPINAL S/SU 25GA 3-1/2IN QUINCKE WERE FOUND DISCOLORED BEFORE USE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "REPORTED ISSUE: DISCOLORATION".

  Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

  MAUDE report 10723559 ↗
• InjuryFeb 6, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING THE BD NEEDLE SPINAL S/SU 25GA 3-1/2IN QUINCKE THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER RECEIVED A CONTAMINATED NEEDLE STICK. VERBATIM: IT WAS REPORTED THAT A NEEDLE STICK INJURY OCCURRED ON THE CLINICIAN AFTER HAVING USED THE NEEDLE ON THE PATIENT. IN THIS OCCURRENCE THE CLINICIAN RECAPPED THE NEEDLE AFTER USING IT, THEN WENT TO USE IT AGAIN AND THE NEEDLE RECOILED AND STUCK THE TECH. IN THIS NEEDLE STICK OCCURRENCE, CLINICIAN USED THE NEEDLE ON THE PATIENT, RECAPPED IT AND WERE GOING TO USE IT AGAIN WHEN THE NEEDLE 'RECOILED' AND STUCK THE TECH.

  Patient problems: Exposure to Body Fluids; Needle Stick/Puncture

  MAUDE report 9676627 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 25, 2019Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

  IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE NEEDLE SPINAL S/SU 25GA 3-1/2IN QUINCKE HAS BEEN FOUND EXPERIENCING LEAKAGE DURING USE. THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: WHEN INTRODUCING THE DEVICE IN THE PATIENTS IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE THERAPY ON ONCOLOGIC PATIENTS, IT IS OBSERVED THE NEEDLE BENDS, OCCURRING LEAKAGE OF THE CYTOTOXIC MEDICATION.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 9242221 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 27, 2019Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A NEEDLE SPINAL S/SU 25GA 3-1/2IN QUINCKE HAD LEAKAGE. THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED, "AT THE TIME OF ADMINISTERING INTRATHECAL ONCOLOGICAL MEDICATION, THE SYRINGE DOES NOT TIE WITH THE SPINAL NEEDLE HUB SO THE MEDICATION LEAKS, ALSO IN THE PUNCTURE IS VERY SOFT."

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 8457994 ↗